I dunno, man - I agree with you that there are way too many variables at play, but the bit about innovation.. Technology as en enabler of things. Not all tech

I dunno, man - I agree with you that there are way too many variables at play, but the bit about innovation.. Technology as en enabler of things. Not all tech is easily accessible on day 1 though. Industrialization for example, was capital-intensive, so not everyone could play. As for music - I'd say that, like software, as the barriers to access and entry were lowered, innovation took off (A-track / cassettes / radio etc..). As for conservatism - that can come in many flavors. We really should appreciate the amount of innovation that takes place on a farm.